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Lovin the Crew: Kardinal Offishall Introduces Island Boy Cartel

Words by Jesse Serwer— When we spoke with Kardinal Offishall last summer, we noted the quantity of fellow West Indian folks in the Jamaican-Canadian MC's circle, from rapper The Kid Daytona (an Antiguan)... Read More...

Heds and Dreds: Pusha T, G.O.O.D. Music’s Top Shotta

Words by Jesse Serwer— Lately, G.O.O.D. Music rapper Pusha T has been quoting torrents of dancehall lyrics on Twitter (from Bounty Killer and Vybz Kartel to Chan Dizzy and Demarco) during what he calls... Read More...

Back to School: Watch Kardinal Offishall’s “Mr. Parker” Video

Words by DJ Theory — Remember when hip hop was fun? Apparently T-Dot general Kardinal Offishall does, as best portrayed in his new video for "Mr. Parker" featuring Shi Wisdom. Produced by Nottz Raw from thei... Read More...

Kardinal Offishall’s Six Things Everyone Must Do For Caribana

Words by Kardinal Offishall, as told to Jesse Serwer— While Jamaica is getting set for Monday's 50th anniversary festivities with all sorts of events and celebrations, the biggest blockbuster fete this... Read More...

Toppa Top 9: Kardinal Offishall on the Greatest Jamaican MCs

Words by Kardinal Offishall, as told to Jesse Serwer— With Jamaica 50 on the horizon and our Trini rappers Toppa Top 10 still stirring debate, we've been thinking about how best to large up Jamaica's gre... Read More...

Heds and Dreds: Talking T-Dot Roots and Culture with Kardinal Offishall

Words by Jesse Serwer— Four decades after Kool Herc brought mic chatter and other elements of Jamaican sound system culture to the funk-loving streets of the Bronx, Kardinal Offishall is the walking em... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Leftside x Coppershot, Kardinal Offishall x Nottz, Stylo G x Chinese Assassin

Words by DJ Theory — Massive week over here at Mixtape Mondays, with some exclusives-heavy tapes from three big artists. Leftside, Kardinal Offishal and Stylo G each throw down this week, all available f... Read More...

Cinema BaKardi: Watch Kardinal Offishall’s “The Invention of Truth” Mini-Movie

Words by Jesse Serwer— To set off his upcoming AMTRIM (Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself) album with producer Nottz, our favorite Cana-yardie Kardinal Offishall commissioned a short film around the single "... Read More...

Audio: Kardinal Offishall feat. Pitbull and Ricky Blaze, “Let’s Cheer”

Words by Jesse Serwer Imagine Kardinal Offishall, Pitbull and Ricky Blaze all got together and made some sad-sack, tearjerker music. Well, keep dreaming because that would never happen. "Let's Cheer" bri... Read More...

Bad Gal Business: A History of Island-Flavored Bashment Bangers From Rihanna

Words by Jesse Serwer Rihanna has had an interesting career trajectory, as far as her connection to the Caribbean. Released at the tail end of the early-2000s dancehall explosion, her debut album Mus... Read More...

Heds and Dreds: Bounty Killer’s Greatest Hip-Hoperas

Words by Jesse Serwer Bounty Killer is dancehall's king of beef. It's fitting that the man who calls himself the Warlord (and who has recently revived his longstanding and somewhat career-defining feud w... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Supa Dups’ Top 10 Jamerican Collaborations

Selections by Supa Dups, Words by LargeUp Not long ago, we premiered a pair of new tunes from Black Chiney Orchestra or, as they're also known, D.A. & the Supa Dups—as in D.A. Wallach of Chester Fr... Read More...

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